Background/Objectives: Artificial intelligence (AI) research in endodontics has grown quickly, but the strength of the evidence differs between applications. This narrative review with structured evidence mapping examined diagnostic imaging, canal mo...
Background/Objectives: New-generation files and cavity designs may affect apical debris extrusion. This study compared the TruNatomy (TRN) and RaceEvo (REV) files regarding the amount of apically extruded debris (AED) of mandibular molars with differ...
Background: Rehabilitation of atrophic posterior jaws is often challenging due to anatomical limitations, frequently requiring bone augmentation procedures or the use of short implants. Expandable short implants are characterized by an expansion mech...
Background: Immediate implant placement in the anterior maxilla shortens treatment time, but has long been associated with marginal bone loss, most often reported for equicrestal, internal-hex systems. Laboratory studies of Morse taper connections re...
Background/Objectives: Randomized evidence on occlusal reduction for post-endodontic pain remains inconsistent. In the absence of a clear directive from trials, the decision to reduce the occlusal surface is made at the chairside on the basis of trai...
Background/Objectives: Mentorship is widely recognized as essential to professional identity formation, clinical competency, and faculty pipeline development in dental education. Despite this consensus, the conditions of modern academic dentistry&mda...
Background: Pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (PIBD), encompassing Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), is a chronic immune-mediated disorder with a steadily increasing global incidence. Oral manifestations, from nonspecific fin...
Background/Objectives: Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is increasingly used to arrest dentin caries; however, direct laboratory comparisons with sodium fluoride (NaF) varnish in primary dentin remain limited. This study compared treatment-associated mi...
Background. The mesiodens is a supernumerary tooth located at the midline of the maxilla and represents the most common form of hyperdontia. When symptomatic or threatening the eruption or alignment of adjacent permanent incisors, surgical removal is...
Background: The Peer Assessment Rating (PAR) index quantifies malocclusion severity and is widely used to determine orthodontic treatment outcome. Manual scoring of estimated PAR components on intraoral photographs is time-consuming and subject to su...
Background/Objectives: Early diagnosis and interceptive orthodontic treatment can prevent or correct developing skeletal and dental discrepancies. Parental awareness and acceptance of interceptive orthodontic appliances remain limited, particularly i...
Background/Objectives: In the injection moulding technique, the restoration is shaped by a clear silicone index, which is itself an impression of a 3D-printed working model. The printed surface may, therefore, be the primary source of the relief seen...
Background/Objectives: The challenges of periodontal and craniofacial defects are complicated due to the hierarchical organization of oral tissues and the limited competency of the bone–ligament–cementum interface to be used as such an ex...
Background/Objectives: The revised German Licensing Regulations for Dentists (ZApprO) introduced a mandatory professional field exploration (PFE) internship in dentistry, but neither a standardized specification nor cross-institutional data on its de...
Background/Objectives: The effects of commercial plant-based beverages on eroded enamel remain uncertain. This study compared post-erosive enamel elemental composition, SEM image-derived surface roughness, and microhardness after exposure to one bovi...
Background: Chlorhexidine (CHX) is the reference chemical plaque control agent used after periodontal surgery, but higher concentrations are associated with adverse effects that can reduce patient compliance. This randomized controlled trial evaluate...
Background: Achieving predictable primary and secondary stability while preserving crestal bone in immediate post-extraction sockets remains technically demanding. This retrospective study compared stability progression, marginal bone loss (MBL), and...
Background: Orofacial pain (OFP) is a common clinical problem. It may present as acute or chronic pain and involves different biological and psychosocial factors. Acute OFP is often related to odontogenic causes and short-term nociceptive activation,...
Background/Objectives: This scoping review mapped clinical, in vitro, and in silico evidence on non-metal primary crowns in telescopic and double-crown systems involving natural teeth, including retention, wear, mechanical behavior, clinical outcomes...
Background: Scan body systems may affect the transfer of implant positions in complete-arch digital impressions. This in vitro study compared linear and angular deviations among three systems in a mandibular All-on-4 model. Methods: Ten repeated scan...
Background/Objectives: Rehabilitation of the severely atrophic edentulous jaw remains one of the most demanding challenges in oral and maxillofacial reconstruction, particularly when extensive bone augmentation is contraindicated, has previously fail...
Background/Objectives: Painful temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are multifactorial and biopsychosocial, yet identifying associated factors does not establish the function each factor occupies along an individual clinical trajectory. This conceptual...
Background/Objectives: Pregnancy and the postnatal period offer an opportunity to establish preventive oral health behaviors benefiting mothers and children. However, many pregnant women have limited knowledge of oral health and early childhood carie...
Objectives: This in vitro study evaluated the cytocompatibility and cellular response of human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) exposed to two experimental polyethyleneimine/polyvinylpyrrolidone-stabilized silver nanoparticle formulations, MG-85 and M...
Background: Gingival metal tattoos caused by prosthodontic treatment present esthetic problems. To date, their removal has been unpredictable because of invasive surgical methods and the lack of reliable diagnostic tools. Objective: This study invest...
Background: Developmental enamel hypomineralisation is characterised by qualitative defects in enamel mineralisation that affect both primary and permanent dentitions. Proteomic studies have provided novel insights into the molecular mechanisms under...
Objectives: Multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) systems are increasingly used to support image interpretation in dentistry, but evidence regarding their diagnostic performance on endodontic radiographs remains limited. This study compared the dia...
Background: Cognitive impairment is an increasing global health burden, and growing evidence suggests that periodontitis may contribute to cognitive decline through chronic inflammation and other oral-systemic pathways. This systematic review aimed t...
Background/Objectives: Few studies have examined the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the clinical readiness of dental students in the provision of care. This study examined whether dental students who graduated during the pre-pandemic period (201...
Background/Objectives: Photobiomodulation (PBM) has been proposed to regulate periodontal tissue remodeling, but its effects on osteoblastogenesis in periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs) remain highly dependent on laser parameters. This study inv...
Background: This study assessed the impact of xenogeneic bone grafts (XEN), either utilized alone or combined with autologous platelet concentrates (APCs) prepared using three different centrifugation protocols, on the healing of critical-size defect...
Background/Objectives: This in vitro study compared color and roughness changes after simulated toothbrushing in milled GC Cerasmart 270 (CS) and 3D-printed Formlabs Permanent Crown (FL) following glazing or mechanical polishing. Methods: Eighty spec...
Background: Parenting style may influence children’s oral health behaviours and responses to dental care, but its joint relationship with dental anxiety and caries has rarely been examined. This study assessed these associations and whether den...
Effective toothbrushing is central to plaque control and periodontal health, yet brushing technique and adherence are often inadequate. Smart toothbrushes and digitally assisted oral hygiene systems record brushing behaviour and return feedback to pa...
Background/Objectives: Antiseptic gels applied at the implant–abutment interface (IAI) aim to reduce microbial leakage and peri-implant inflammation. However, introducing viscous media into a precision screw joint may affect tribology, preload...
Background and Objective: Maternal nutrition may influence periodontal inflammation and pregnancy outcomes, yet evidence regarding food-derived nutrient intake remains limited. This study characterized maternal dietary intake relative to pregnancy-sp...
Background/Objectives: The local mechanical properties of periodontal supporting tissues influence their responses to orthodontic forces. This exploratory study sought to evaluate site-specific nanoindentation hardness in human root cementum and adja...
Background: The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly growing in the field of dental medicine and in oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS). The aim of the present review is to assess current applications of AI in OMS, to evaluate their advant...
Background/Objectives: Loss of the interdental papilla in a single-tooth edentulous site within the esthetic zone is a frequent clinical issue with functional and psychosocial impact. This literature review aimed to appraise and synthesize the publis...
Objectives: The purpose of this prospective, randomized clinical study (RCT) was to investigate laser removal of ceramic restorations in terms of its effectiveness and potential advantages compared to conventional methods. Methods: In two study group...
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the fitness and retention of presurgical infant orthopedic (PSIO) plates fabricated from three materials—polyethylene terephthalate glycol-modified (PETG), PETG/polyurethane (PETG/TPU), and direct-printe...
Objectives: This study aimed to comparatively assess, using a two-dimensional static finite element analysis (FEA), the initial biomechanical response associated with two LUMACA bracket configurations and a conventional bracket configuration under id...
Background: The objective of this study was to assess the association between joint effusion and anterior disk displacement. Specifically, it aimed to determine whether joint effusion is more associated with anterior disk displacement without reducti...
Background/Objectives: Preschool teachers can reinforce oral health practices, but the persistence of educational messages requires evaluation. This study assessed changes in oral health knowledge, beliefs, and self-reported practices between 3 and 1...
Background/Objectives: This study estimated oral-health-related quality-of-life impacts and explored their associations with sociodemographic, dental, prosthetic, and dental-service-use characteristics among adults with direct or indirect Pomeranian...
Objectives: Excessive gingival display (EGD), or “gummy smile,” is one of the most common esthetic issues among the young generation. However, the influence of age on the perception of gummy smile acceptance remains unclear. Hence, the cu...
Background: Tooth agenesis is one of the most common developmental anomalies of the human dentition and may occur either as an isolated trait or as part of a syndromic condition. Advances in genomic technologies have facilitated the identification of...
Background/Objectives: Few studies have examined the associations of the Oral Behaviors Checklist (OBC) and the Jaw Functional Limitation Scale (JFLS) of the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD) Axis II with magnetic resonance...
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of GPT-5.2 Thinking in identifying oral potentially malignant disorders within a patient sample that also included oral carcinomas and other oral cavity lesions, using...
Background: Multiple effects of flavored E-liquids or E-liquid aerosols on various cell lines have been reported. However, concentrations of E-liquids and aerosols are not usually equivalent, making it difficult to determine the relative effect heati...
